Wooden puppet stop-motion samurai awesomeness! A must watch! Hidari is a stop-motion animated film currently in development in Japan under the direction of Masashi Kawamura. The film recently finished ...

When most people think of anime, they think of either traditional 2D animated or 3DCG animated series or films. However, the medium of animation (let alone Japanese animation) is virtually unlimited ...

Even going into the final stretch of The Spirit of the Samurai, I was still unsure if I had understood the fundamentals of its combat. Enemies were every bit as twitchy and unpredictable as they had ...

Sure, Chainsaw Man’s Denji gets chainsaws for arms and a head in his unholy pact with a demon. But what if you were simply a samurai with a big-ass chainsaw? Hidari has the answer, and the answer is: ...

The stop-motion animation studio LAIKA has released the official trailer for “Kubo and the Two Strings.” After finding much critical and commercial success with “Coraline,” “ParaNorman” and “The ...

A stop-motion samurai film — that's the germ of an idea that grew into the sprawling fantasy film, Kubo and the Two Strings. It's a coming-of-age epic set in fantasy Japan about a young storyteller ...

Soulslike and Metroidvania mash-up The Spirit of the Samurai has been unveiled at the Future Game Show Summer Showcase Powered by Intel. Set to release next year for the PC and Atari VCS, the stylish ...

The Spirit of the Samurai blends the gorgeous 2D Metroidvania stylings of Ori and the Will of the Wisps with the demonic undead hordes and Japanese Oni of action-adventure games such as Nioh 2.

Kubo and the Two Strings is a sprawling new fantasy film from Laika animation studios. Filmmaker Travis Knight says it's all about merging brand... A Samurai's Son Makes Stop-Motion Magic With Music ...

Kubo and the Two Strings is a sprawling new fantasy film from Laika animation studios. Filmmaker Travis Knight says it's all about merging brand... A stop-motion samurai film — that's the germ of an ...